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Removing and installing activated charcoal filter (engine code BPY) — VW

Removing and installing activated charcoal filter (engine code BPY) on VW: 10 steps, engines BPY. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

10 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf V / Jetta (1K, 2003–2009); platform code 1F7

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  • A reinforcement plate is installed in the Eos. To loosen and tighten securing bolts (B), use T-bar and 10 mm socket3185.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

BPY

📐 64 workshop diagrams for BPY

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

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📋 Procedure

  1. Remove centre and rear silencers.
  2. Remove heat shield (arrows).
  3. Position engine and gearbox jackV.A.G 1383 A below rear axle to support.
  4. Loosen securing bolts of rear axle (arrows) and unscrew them approx. 20 mm.
  5. Lower rear axle slowly using engine and gearbox jackV.A.G 1383 A.
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  1. Pull off breather lines (A) by pressing release tab.
  2. Unscrew bolts (B). [Note: A reinforcement plate is installed in the Eos. To loosen and tighten securing bolts (B), use T-bar and 10 mm socket3185.]
  3. Release retaining tabs (A) using a screwdriver. Turn activated charcoal filter approx. 90° to right (B) and remove activated charcoal filter.
  4. Fit breather lines so that they engage audibly.
  5. Install rear axle Running gear42.
Workshop diagrams

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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.